RELATED: The Rock buys XFL with investment firm for $15M“As owners, we’re proud to champion our XFL players, coaches, cities and fans into an electrifying 2022 season,” Johnson said in an Oct.
1 tweet. “It’s an uphill battle - but we’re hungry, humble and no one will outwork us.”AdvertisementThe original XFL famously only played one season in 2001.
Fans and critics panned the leagues as too gimmicky.Vince McMahon, the professional wrestling mogul and former XFL owner, admitted the original iteration was rushed and plagued by poor on-field play.McMahon announced in 2018 that he’d be reviving the XFL with hopes on playing a spring 2020 season.